MORE than 1,100 primary school children have taken part in an environmental project in Glasgow.
In the lead up to COP26, pupils from across the city have planted 17,000 trees this week on a 13-hectare site located in Cathkin Braes.
The result is 'Glasgow Children's Woodland', the city's largest woodland creation in 40 years.
Organisers hope it will benefit both the local community and the environment.
Primary school children from 146 schools were part of The Lost Woods project, which aims to empower and educate children about their environment.
The initiative was supported by COP26 partner, ScottishPower, who provided hybrid buses and volunteers to assist the kids.
Keith Anderson, Chief Executive, ScottishPower said: "Over the last few years we have been hugely inspired by the positive action young people have taken across the country to combat climate change.
“ScottishPower supported The Lost Woods project to give young people in Glasgow the opportunity to create Glasgow Children’s Woodland – the city's largest woodland creation for 40 years – which will be used and enjoyed by locals for generations to come."
The project is hoped to become part of the legacy of COP26.
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